Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Kenosha, WI

The median molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Kenosha, WI earns $45,670 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,038 a month.

10th percentile: $31,140
25th percentile: $34,700
Median percentile: $45,670
75th percentile: $47,840
90th percentile: $60,810

Based on 270 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$36,455 take-home a year

Gross pay	$45,670
Federal income tax	−$3,300
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,494
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)	−$2,421
Monthly take-home	$3,038
Every two weeks	$1,402

Does it go far here?

$45,165Median pay in Kenosha, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).

40%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,219 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Kenosha, WI

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$106,310
Registered Nurses	$83,110
Accountants and Auditors	$78,840
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$77,390
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$75,580
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$72,500
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$70,470
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$61,610

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